Duo Booth in Collaboration with HARLESDEN HIGH STREET
Dates Monday, 16 June – Sunday, 22 June 2025
Opening hours VIP Preview, Monday, 11 AM – 6 PM Public opening, Monday, 6 – 8 PM Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 8 PM Sunday, 11 AM – 4 PM
In the framework of a classroom setting, Larry Achiampong (Copperfield) & Marcus Jefferson (Harlesden High Street) reflect on the lottery of growing up black, that begins with racism and socio-economics but is rooted in prejudices that can only be understood properly with time and consideration. Achiampong requests people in power to repeat a phrase in chalk, turning punishment to reflection. Phrases like "everybody wants to be black until it's time to be black" confront the commodification of black identity, against a backdrop of fleeting solidarity on social media feeds. Jefferson brings the windows and floor to this conceptual classroom, made with materials used in the drug trade from Vaseline & clingfilm to free lottery tickets, all used to conceal and evade detection.